Metal bedstead.



W. A. WYLIE.

v METALBEDSTEAD. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1a, 1906. RENEWED MAR. 12, 1909.

Patented 0013.26, 1909.

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W. A. WYLIE.

METAL BEDSTEAD.

APPLIOATION TILED AUG. 13, 1906. RENEWED MAR. 12, 1909.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

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METAL BEEfiEE-AQB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed August 13, 1996,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. WYLIE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of "Wayne, State of Michigen, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Metal Bedsteads, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.v

My invention issdesigned to provide a novel folding metal bedstead ofsuperior construction endutility whereby the head and foot portions ofthe bedstead may be fivlded inward over the mattress and bed clothingupon the beds ring, and secured in folded position to hold theinattressand bed clothing in place, and whereby the head end footortions with the spring frame and bed spring, together with the mattressand the bed clothing (the head and foot portions having been foldedthereovefl, may be folded upward into vertical position.

My invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed and illusrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a View in perspective, the bedstead being unfolded or inposition for use. Fig. 2 is a View in section on the line 2-2, Fig. l,the head and foot portions being unfolded. Fig. 3 is a view also on theline 2-2, Fig. 1, but showing the head and foot portions in foldedposition. Fig. i is apartial front view showing the head portion foldeddownward in posit-ion to hold the bed in place, and also indicating thebed folded up in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing theconstruction and arrangement of the folding legs, the dotted linesshowing the )osition the leg occupies with relation to tie adjacentbracket. Fig, 6 is an enlarged view showing one of'thc trunnions uponwhich the spring frame swings into vertical osition. Fig. 7 is a detailView of one of t e joints showing how certain portions are put together.

In the accompanying drawings, head and foot portions are indicabedat aand 6. Front and rear side bars are indicated at c and d, head and footcross bars are indicated at e and f,- the rails e, d' and cross bars eand f constituting the spring frame supporting any suitable bed springindicated at g. The head portion (1 comprises front endv other parts ofPatented oer. so, ieoo.

Serial No. 3210, 216. Renewed March 12, 1969. Serial 1%. 483,056.

rear uprights h, h, an the foot portion front and rear uprightsindicated at i, z'. Toward the side of the bedstead are shown upwardlyprojecting standards or posts j, is, and the posts 5}, in being at thehead, and the posts Z, m at the foot. The .posts j, is, and Z, m'masupport at the upper ends thereof, a mante n held in place upon theupper ends thereof in any suitable manner as by nuts p, 39 and g, 9having a, threaded engagement upon the upper ends of the correspondingposts or standards above the mantel. I. do not limit myself, however, tothe employment of the mantel, as it may or niay'not be employed Withinthe scope of my invention. A stetiona mantel might be provided on theWall of the room, for example, if desired. gupported upon the upper endsof said standards or posts is a curtain rod 9* upon which curtains a, 8may be engaged to hide the bedstead when folded in upright position. Theposts j, is and Z, m are spaced a sufiicientdistence apart laterally andlongitudinally to-permit the bedstead being folded into uprightposition, therebetvveen. The said standards may also be braced or heldin position by means ofcross bars indicated at t. Upon the head and footcross bars 6, f are secured brackets it upon which the uprights h, I).are pivoted as indicated at 1) so that the head and foot yortions a, bmay be folded down and inward, the upright arms of the brackets it beingpivoted at a sufficient height to permit the head and foot portionsbeing folded over the mattress and bedding to hold them in place uponthe springs. The brackets u on the front side of the bedstead are shownconstructed with. are shaped slots indicated at 'w to receive bindingscrews on gaged in flattened portions of the corresponding uprights andnuts thereupon to hold the bead. and foot portions in desired position.The front and rear rails 0 and d are supported upon the transverse crossbars by moons of brackets g.

To permit the folding of the spring frame and other portions ticalposition and under the mantel, if a mantel is employed, the cross barse, f are provided with supporting brackets 2 provided with trunnions'12. Connected with the standards j and l, as by suitablefittingsindicated the nurse each end of whicisis of the bedstead into ver- 'al8,315 areili) upon a bracket-2.0 provided- 11 structed with elongatedslots ancl'lfi, the

eorrespontiing leg being provitlecl with a pin 17 engaged in the Wellsof-the corresponding 1 hracket.- T he brackets M are oreferahlv ofchanneled metal, the slots 15- ond 16 being formed in the Walls of thecasting. The slots 16 open at the lower edge oi. the easting permittingthe corresponding leg to swing into folded position, the upper end ofthe leg oontsoting with the lower edge of the slot 15 indicated at 18,to limit the swing of theleg. The brackets e are shown provided withstops indicated st 19 to contziet with an arm of the adjacent costing 10to limit the vertical folding movement eh ready cleseriherli Thestendortis or osts j, 70 anti 3, m are preferably connected toward"their lower ends as shown at 20 and 21 anii provirieti with esstersZI-t will be seen that my iniproyeri bedstead comprises certain fixedportions the fixed staifi' zlards ogposts at the rear thereof; heymg-meonblnation therewith a Spflng frame 21mlhaml" and foot portions arrangedto told .fis

automatically inward so'icl portions folding with the: spring mefintoupright position between saiclfixe posts,' and are Weighted at one sideof the vertical eenter so that the leg, when the sprin frame isnoi'tohie will drop hy .g rsvity into place. The folding legs are shownWeighted at one the'vei tic'al center by means of e curved, on

" wardly entendin'g portion 26, the construe;

tion being sneh that the Weight will auto-- inatieelly throw the legforward and proventthe legfzom making a miss in dropping into lane. 1

The fok ng or drop, legs 13 are prefershly eeoh provided with s soliclrubber foot indicated at 23.

While the curtain rod r may he secured in place in any suitablemanner asalready olescribed, I find it desirable and eliieient to provide theuprights 7c ami m with eastings 24, each provided with a socket 253, theends of the curtain rod being turned down and engaged :in thecorresponding sockets, I

l preferthat the rail 9 should haves. clove-- I tailed engagement withthe pipe fittings 8,

as shown, so that the spring frame with the folding head and footportions maybe reesenses ily removeti from the supporting stoniiertls j7.1 and Z, m, and their connecting cross rail (2. This Willi ohvioiislygreatly facilitate taking down the nod frame, as it may be handled insections for storsgennd shipping and moving. The spring frame, with itsfohling head and foot portions may, thus, for example, be readily foldedfor moving up and down narrow Stairways. By providing the supports y} Z:and Z, m. with casters.

the entire bed ma-yresdily be moved about into position as desired.

It will he observed that owing to the cross bars a, f being trunnionetiupon the rail 9 intermediate .the extremities of the cross hers, acorresponding proportion of the weight of the spring frame and relatedfoltling parts is at the rear of the trunnions thereby materiallyrelieving the operator from handling the o i ire weight of the feltiing;heel i'rmne in folding it into upright nosilion, inosnioeh as theproportion oi? the weight thereof at therein oi the trnnnions will, ofcourse to 2. corresponding counterbalance the weight of the frame to belifted; in folding the bedstead into up right position.

No additional means are required to hold the mattress and. bed clothingin place than simply the folding inward of the head and foot portions,as shove specified.

'iThe siniplieity oi the eonstmetion oi my improved is evident.

lifl hoitl claim as my invention is:

l. A metal bedstead, comprising fixed posts at the rear side ofthebedstend, hestl and foot cross bars PIO'VldBCl with upwardly extendedbrackets at the extremities thereof, head and foot portions jointecllyconnected with. saicl brackets, whereby said portions may fold inwerdiysncl olownwardlynponthe bedding, means to clamp the head, and foot.portions in desired position e front rail connecting the frontextremities of saiti cross hare a rear ii; rail connecting said postscross hers trnnnionetl upon said fined rail and removahle therefrom.

2. A metal hedsteecl comprising fixed posts Let the rear side of thehedstead, it fixed rail connecting sairl posts, hea'ci as foot. crossoars provitlecl with upwardly extended brookets at the extremitiesthereof and. trunnionecl upon said fixed mill and removable therefrom, nfront rsil'oonneeting said eross bnrs, heed and foot portions jointedlyconnected with said brackets above said cross oars whereby saidportionS, may fold inwardly and downwarclly nponi'the bedding, means tohold. the head incl-foot portions in desired osition and. folding legsconnected with the rent entis of said cross bars whereby said crossbars, together with said head and foot portions and connecting frhntrail may told renrwerdly, into upright position.

l 3. A metal bedsteadcomprising head. ami

foot cross oars provided with npwairdiy ex: tended brackets at, theextremit es ti iereof, folding head and foot ortions iointe'diyconnected with said brec ets to fdld inwardly 4. A metal bedsteadcomprising fixed posts at the rear of the bedstead, a fixed railconnecting said posts, a bed frame provided with cross bars trunnioned uon said fail and removable therefrom, an head and foot portionsjointedly connected with the extremities of the bed frame and spacedtherefrom to fold inwardly, and downwardl upon the bedding, said bedframe being runnioned upon said rail forward of the rein extremities ofsaid cross bars to throw a portion of the weight of the bed frame to therear of the trunnionsl 5. A metal bedstead com rising fixed posts at therear of the bedstea a fixed rail connecting said posts, a bed frame comrising head and foot cross bars trunnione upon said railand removabletherefrom whereby the bed frame may be folded toward the rear thereofinto npri l t-position, head and foot portions arranged tofold' inwardand downward over the mattress and he'd clothing, and means to clamp thehead and foot portions in desired position to hold the mattress and bedclothing in place when the bed frame is elevated into npri ht position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.'

WILLIAM A. 'WYLIE.

Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, E. M. SPLELBURG.

